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Elephants, peafowl and elusive maples given the chance to thrive in China's most biodiverse province.

Species with extremely small populations being saved in China-

GLOBALink | Species with extremely small populations being saved in China-

GLOBALink | Species with extremely small populations being saved in China-

KUNMING, Dec. 16 (Xinhua) -- According to the Global Biodiversity Outlook 5, biodiversity is declining at an unprecedented and intensifying rate. As the most bi

KUNMING, Dec. 16 (Xinhua) -- According to the Global Biodiversity Outlook 5, biodiversity is declining at an unprecedented and intensifying rate. As the most bi

China has made great strides in protecting the environment and maintaining biodiversity in the past decades. Cases of population restoration of species such as giant pandas, Asian elephants, and snow leopards are familiar to people around the world. However, there are still many stories of rare wildlife species that are yet to be shared.

Combo photo taken on Oct. 10, 2021 shows a sample of Manglietiastrum sinicum collected by researchers in the wild (L) and a transplanted Manglietiastrum sinicum plant growing in the Kunming Botanical Garden in Kunming, southwest Chinas Yunnan Province. Kunming Botanical Garden has built a garden featuring Plant Species with Extremely Small Populations (PSESP) since 2015. Currently, a total of 44 rare target species have been transplanted into the garden under protection efforts.